1933-09-26 — Page 7

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1933.

DEBT COLLECTOR'S

MEAGRE WAGE

CHINA'S RICE TAX

Bound Over For Embezzlement,

MAGISTRATE'S COMMENT

this

Słu Sze, a young Chinese. morning pleaded guilty before Mr. Schofield at the Central Magistracy,

Sub Inspector Nolloth said the accused had been employed by the complainant firm as a shroff at a wage of $35 a month. For seven months the accused collected var Jous sums of money which were not

„Finance Minister

Explains Policy.

ENCOURAGING HOME PRODUCTION

Shangha!, To-day.

THE CHINA

NORWEGIAN SHIP MAY BE SALVAGED.

To-Day's Shozkry.

Hirundo Strikes Reef BALAAIKA

At Kohshichang.

BANGKOK EXPERTS EXAMINE WRECK

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the rocks.

from night.

are now

where

in the

By Francis Brett Young.

Hopes are now entertained that it THEY played very evening, tion was a little man with a yellow Mr. T. V. Soong, Nanking Finan-will be possible to salvage the Nor cienne," at thangle of the who carried round the plate and "asserie Alsa: face and smooth, black, Tartar hair,` to a charge of embezzling $232.92 cial Minister, made the following wegian steamer, "Hirando," which Avenue Juels Fe in Tunis, the shook it in front of us till we forked from the Yu Fung Hung Flour explanation regarding the Central Was wrecked at Kohshichang. Company of No. 195, Lockhart Road Government's policy and intention miles

corner from whielectric trains fout centimes. When he had finished оп Bangkok, and was bound over in one surety In the institution of a special tax Friday

go swinging oto Carthage his collection he handed if carelessly Bangkok zal- of $60 to come up for judgment on imported rice, which has been vage experts

across the ibis-inted lagoon. to the chief of the band and settled when called upon.

at enforced in Kwangtung and

They played thị from six to down in a corner, his balalaika on also be effective throughout the possibilities of getting the vessel off thirty the Arab, who haunt talked nor smoked..

will the scene, and investigating the eight. Somewhe" about five- his knees. He neither laughed nor whole country:-

He sat there, "The object of this tax is purely

It is learned that the ship's backed the cafe and caed shoes on playing softly to himself a tune that to improve rural agricultural eco-ls broken, and that her engine-room table with an rinted pro-

Its terrace hurricróm table to nobody else was intended to bear. nomy. With this in view I sug- and fore-holds were flooded when the gramme, backed few adverself if a storm, of February sleet I should never have heard it my gested to the Executive Yuan some officers and crew left the ship on tisements and maplank spaces had not driven me one evening into paid in.

The manager of the firm, he said, the institution of the special tax

Lime ago that a firal step towards Saturday.

Earlier Report of Damage.

advertisents should the interior of the cafea. There was falled to pay the accused's wages on imported rice should be the

have been. Thesprogrammes only one vacant chair. It stood next regularly and it was agreed that complete abolition of transit duties local agents, Messrs. Thoresen and Aperitif: Orchestr Ruste

Wireless mensages received by the

were headed: Ind Concert to his; and as I finished my Anier. the accused should deduct "tea of various rates on home rice tran- Company, from the Butterfield and Balalaikas.

des Picos In a hurry-I-had no taste for money from the sums he collect sported from one Province to an- Swire steamer Kwong Chow, during They played, and body beard pathetic melody of his penetrated balalaikas at close range--this faint, ed and pay the balance of the money other, so that it would enable more the week-end, reported that the them: neither the Arabs, in my brain, disturbed it, enchanted it. equal distribution of home rice sup- Norwegian steamer "Hirundo" has white burnous and e silk sock- On September 15, the manager plies without further dependence become a total wreck at

It was a little minute, a figure of Kobshi- on going through firm's books, on foreign supply, such as in the chang, fifty miles from Bangkok.

suspenders, nor the ch business slight grace and beauty, so bright, found ค shortage of $232.92. case of Kwangtung.

men, with rosettes their button-80 artless and so sweet that, when On September 20 accused was told

The ship left Bangkok for Swatow holes that looked likse Legion of left the cafe to dine, it continued "However, if the price of foreign on Friday afternoon with rice and Honour until you the tell-tale to haunt me. Fragments of it stuck to find the money or a warrant for rice rises to a given point. so that general cargo, and early on Friday Tunisian green, nor fat Italian in my head; the reat was lost; and his arrest would be issued. Later it command such a price as not to eight struck the Kohshichang reef. potato-growers, nor lean Ameri- the loss was so irritating that the accused, reading in the Chinese constitute an unfair newspapers that he was wanted by against the

competition An SOS message was picked up can tourists. If younted music, couldn't content myself until I'd the Police, gave himself up at the special tax on imported rice can be steamer Kwong Chow, which war en the Casino over the 4. Here the thought; perhaps Scarlatti, or could home product, the by the China Navigation Company's you went to the mupal cafe of made it good. Some old Italian, I Central Police Station. A sum of immediately suspended."-Central route from Bangkok to Hong Kong. customers didn't liste the waiters it be Mozart? $28.30 wan still due to the accused News Agency.

The Kwong Chow arrived on the swept past them with ing napkins, for wages.

scene of the wreck shortly after the proprietor kept huye on them midnight, and next day the passen- and on the clock, to that he got Chinese, together with the captain worth of the scraps food which gers, comprising approximately 140 his money's worth, rather the

into the firm's account.

In binding over the accused, Mr. Scholfield said he was taking into view the gross slackness on the part of the manager in allowing a man drawing a wage of $15 a month to collect large sums of money.

COURT MARTIAL

SITTING.

FUNERAL OF LATE A. N. CLEATHERO

Many Tributes.

POLICE OFFICIALS ATTEND

late

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and officers of the wrecked ship, he gave them at the esof the even- were transferred.-

The Kwong Chow, which is under from eight-thirty to een, the soft ing. From six till eff, and agaib the command of Captain C. P. Mil-sentimental thrumminof their six

TO-MORROW'S STORY

To-morrow's story will be "Beatlock For Moffat," by R. B. Cunninghame Grahani.

ler, is landing approximately 100 balalaikas filled the cajand its ter-to the cafe. It was almost empty;} After dinner I went straight back passengers at Swalow, and will ar-race with an undercujnt of sound but still, in the depths of it, the six rive in Hong Kong with the officers that resembled the trer of remote, balalaikas kept up their gentle irri- The funeral took place at Happy

and remainder of the passengers harmonious cicadas. Valley last

next Sunday. As far as can be as-

tating tune. When they had finish- evening of the

No doubt they wereenuine Rus-led their piece my friend the secret Lincolnshire Private

Lance-Sergeant Allen Henry Clea-certained there were no European sian refugees. North frica, from soloist crepe round and fingied his Lost His Temper.

thero, the Rev. G. K. Carpenter of-passengers aboard the Hirundo.

Cairo to Tangiers, washll of them, plate under my nose, ficiating.

The Hirundo is a comparatively And these were like threst, thin, franc. His eyes fastened on it with I put in a The mourners included over

new vessel, being launched in 1926 indolent, with high cheebnes, wide, wonder rather than greed. Private James Johnson, the members of the European Police at the Mek Shipyards at Fredrik-supercilious mouths, and nk, ashen

<f Lincolnshire Regiment, was charged staff, and the following:--the Hon. tad. Norway. She is owned by the hair,,

"That tune," I said, in French, Their manner e them off "what is it?" at a district court martial, held at E. D. C. Wolfe, 1. G. F., A. S. Messrs. Thoresen and Company be- cafe as definitely as though they be Really I haven't the faintest idea.

Bruusgaard Klosteruds D/SA/S, from the rest of the pole In the Shamshuipo Camp yesterday. with Calthrop, A. S. P. Bidmead.

"The tune we've been playing? C. L failing to attend a defaulters' parade Marks, S. J. Hunt, S. P. T. Murphy, Į

ing the local agents..

longed to a distant and perior Number twenty-three, on September 11 when ordered to B. A. McLellan.

She is 1,943 tons gross, 280 feet planet. They spilled and red to the name on the programme." do so by C.S.M. J.W. Booth, and of Wreaths and flowers were sent by

in length and has a draught of 18 gether In Rusalan as thou they saing insubordinate language to a'the

feet. following: "His

I "No, no, not that rubbish. despised us; they strummed their mean the tune you played to your Sorrowing superior officer.

father, mother, sister and brother;"

ballatkes as if they were fu put-self." ting in time.

"Ah, that!" he said. "You mean All but one of them. The cep-my, Mozart 1"

The court comprised Major T. G. Mr. and Mrs. D. Burlingham: Mr. Lewis (Jut Regiment). Capt. Wat- and Mrs. L. H. C. Calthrop; C. 1. son R.A.), and Lieut. S, Clark and family; C. I. and Mrs. Brunsbury (Lincolns) Lieut. F. W. 'R. Marks; Inspector Brennan; In- Young (Lincolns) was the prosecut-,spector R. Shannon. Mr. and Mrs. ing officer.

W. Shannon: Sergts. H. Hemsley Prisoners pleaded guilty to both and Dixey; Sergt. Peckentan, charges and said: "I admit the Sergts. Alexandra and Flaherty;| offences. I lost my temper over, Sergt. Wheeler; Sergt. A. Gauter; I am sorry and Rubert O. Hughes; Mr. and Mrs. J. wish to express my regret."

8. Dick and family; "His Pal:" W.

some other trouble.

MOB STORMS A SCHOOL.

GUNNER OFFICER FINED

Lends Motor Cycle To

Unlicensed Rider.

WOMAN HURT

You'll find

He bent over me for a second and began to play. The balalaika whis- pored no softly that no one else could hear. It was delicious, springly, with a queer formal grace. His eyes smiled with love as he played it.

·

́. “Yes, that's the bit I lost," I told him. "All the rest I remembered. Do play it through again.”

AUDACIOUS CA} BANDIT. Goldsmith Robbed

For allowing an unlicenced per-- THIEF ABANDONS STOLE No evidence was called and the Fitchen; Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Rus-son to ride his motor cycle in decision of the Court was reserved sell; Mr. and Mrs. M. Darkin: Mr. Main Street, Shaukiwan West, on

CAR AND ESCAPES for confirmation by H. E. the G.O.C. and Mrs. E. D. Baker; Mr. and Mrs. September 10, Lt. G. D. H. Flower-

But the eyes of the leader were Last evening about 6.80 on him, and the eyes of the pro- Hunt and family; G. Fryer; S. J. dew, R.A., of the 12th Heavy dressed Chinese drove up in an As-prietor on the leader, "After- Macnamara; R. Granger; R. E. Ed-Battery, R.A., was this morning ftin Seven to 296 Queen's Road Ca- warda," he whispered. As he hur wards; Mr. and Mrs, Grimmitt and fined $7 by Mr. W. Schofield at the tral, a goldsmith's shop, wherche ried back I saw him displaying my family: Fred Mintey; Mr. and Mrs. Central Magistracy.

aelocted a pair of bangles, valed franc as an excuse for his delay. E. Blower; A. Ellis; L. A. Hyder;; Bdr. Wilson, also of the Royal at $100, bolted out of the shop d Mr. and Mrs. McLellan; Mr. A. W. Artillery, was fined $7 for riding drove off.

And afterwards, as he had, pro- Mooney; Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Nol-Lt. Flowerdew's motor-cycle with-

mised, he joined me. We took coffee ler; Mr. and Mra, T. K. Welan; Mr. out possessing a licence.

About half-an-hour later the r, together; I offered him a cigarette. which proved to be the propertyaf "Let us talk English," he said. "It] and Miss Landau; C. F. Maunder:

Sergt. Baker, of the Traffic Mr. Boardman, who earlier in he is the same to me." OWNERSHIP DISPUTE.

Mr. and Mrs. Booker and family: Branch, said that at about 7 pm. evening had left it on the priske "I should have guessed Mozart Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Sabey: Mr. and on September 10, while he was on parking stand at Statue Square, from the first," I told him, "but the Mrs. J. O'Bonovan; C. Carpenter; Madrid:

discovered abandoned In Mul Ftune was unfamiliar, and since 1 Headed by the Mayor of Bar-Mess;

A. Bethelt; No. 6 Police Station patrol at Main Street, ShaukiwanStreet, West Point, but no tracebf pretend to know my Mozart pretty

West, he saw the defendant come the thief has so far been discover thoroughly. I was puzzled. and bastro and several town council-Ness; Inspectors Mess. Yaumati; towards him and swerve to avoid a lors, a mob of 200 persons has sergeants Mess, Taumati; Euro Chinese woman carrying a bucket. besieged the local monastic pean Mess; No. 7 Station M. K. T. Defendant managed to miss the seminary and taken it by assault. Police Mess; Committee and Mem-woman but struck the bucket The monks have been ejected.bers of Police Recreation Club; which caught her in the stomach An attempt was made to de- Members of Shambhuipo Division and necessitated her removal to fend the building, but when the Mess; Sergeants of No. 2 Police the Government Civil Hospital, crowd prepared to set fire to it. Station; Hembers of Water Police where she remained for 10 days. the inmates capitulated.

Mess: Single Bergeanta Mess, This action followed a dispute Sheung Shui Police; No. 1 Pelice

Monks Ejected From Seminary.

Mohammedan

on the ownership of the building Launch, Talpo; K. C. T. Police

stalled.

WEATHER FORECAST

HONG KONG S FINANCES.-

(Continued from Fage 1.) Six New Bills.

The first reading of six new Bils

Where

does it come from?"

"From a suite for string orches- |tra,” he anid: "It's not surprising that you don't know it." It's never been published, and now it never. will be."

“Then how did you get hold of [ it?" . I aäked,

The manuscript was in my por- sesalon."!!!

"And isn't any longer?"

"I have no possessions.... In ổ thẹ.

in which the seminary was in Mess; Sergeants of No. 2 Police Fine generally, with moderate will be moved by the Attorney Ge

The monks assertedStation: Sergeants Mess, Upper south-westerly or variable winds, aral at the meeting of the Legis that it belonged to them, while Levels Mess: Staff of Police Train is the forecast issued by the Royal Live Council, on Thursday, Fe world. Only memories.” the municipality claimed is asing School.

town property.

The case was being considered

--Beuter.

Observatory to-day.

jof the Bills amend existing law ad

Ordinances, Paren

In addition, the report of the Finance Committee (No, 8), datid

in court at the time of the raid Two More U.S. States Vote For August 31, 1985, will be moved

Repeal, Bringing Total To 31.

BRITAIN'S TRADE RELATIONS

(Continued from Page 1)

ARGENTINE PACT.

Washington, Sept. 20.

Two more states, Idaho and New With 80 per cent. of New Mexico's Mexico, awung into line behind the ballots counted early, to-day the re- prohibition repeal banner yesterday, jsult was 81,186 for repeal, and 9,842 making the count 31 to 0 in favour for continuation of federal prohibi The negotiallons now being con- In Idaho the vote was decisive

of ending the national dry regime: |tion. ducted in Buenos Aires between but fairly close but New Mexico are the British Government and the swelled the wet tide by a "three"to Argentine Government dealing one margin

with the supplementary agreement

Returns from 41 of the 44 coun

relating to the tariff concessions ties In Idaho, home state of Senato

and quantitative regulations are William E. Borah, long

approaching conclusion, and it is of the prohibiti

hoped that the agreement will very 47,072 for repeal and 34,688 for 16-

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